What sports will the French be able to practice from May 11? In his speech to the National Assembly explaining the modalities of progressive deconfinement in the territory, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe brought some elements of answers. The big (and good) news lies in the possibility, in the future, of being able to run outside the perimeter limited to one kilometer around his home. "It will be possible, on sunny days, to practice an individual outdoor sporting activity, obviously crossing the kilometer barrier and respecting the rules of social distancing," explained Edouard Philippe confirming the alleviation of certain constraints if the good indicators are at the rendezvous (the final decision to deconfinate, or not, will take place on May 7).
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According to reassuring figures on the evolution of the epidemic, we should therefore run more freely in town but also in the countryside. In the mountains, hikers will also be able to get back to preparing their backpacks by breaking the barrier of 1000 meters. Other individual sports will take full advantage of these announcements. To start with the bicycle since the cyclists will be able to make lonely longer turns (within the limit of a displacement of a radius of 100 km for the most enduring). Some golf courses will reopen on May 11. But for all of these released activities, it will be necessary to adopt a charter of good practices. "The health of athletes and practitioners is my priority (...) I proposed a recovery in stages with, at first, only individual outdoor practice. There will no longer be any limitation of distance or duration, but it will be necessary to strictly observe the criteria of distance between people so as not to risk the transmission of the virus. Cycling, jogging, outdoor sports will be possible (…) The list of authorized activities and the conditions of practice will be explained by @Sports_gouv ”, summed up the Minister of Sports on Tuesday evening.
Tennis in blur
To find out if you have the right to practice an individual sport and under what conditions, you will need to contact the National Federation concerned, which will establish, in agreement with the public authorities, "charters of good conduct". Thus, a vagueness still surrounds the authorization on the practice of tennis, individual sport but that one practices with a partner. The French Tennis Federation has communicated on the subject, without bringing any real clarification even if it works to the resumption of the activity of the clubs. The FFT will return to its practitioners on May 4 with a health, technical and legal guide available on its website. Water sports are also in a special situation. If it is possible to go swimming, windsurfing or kitesurfing, the beaches will not be open until June 1, at best.
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No team sports and fitness rooms closed until June 2 at least
On the other hand, if you are a fan of team sports, you will have to be patient since "it will not be possible, either to practice sport in covered places, or team sports or contacts," said Edouard Philippe. Unless you are playing alone, you will have to forget about the practice of football, rugby, volleyball, handball or basketball, for example. This clarification concerns the fitness rooms which are preparing for a reopening, but not before June 2, with sanitary rules, regulation of the flow of members and strict distancing. Finally, note that in all cases, gatherings organized on the public highway or in private places will be limited to 10 people.
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